8 Movie Tropes That Seem Fake But Insiders Say Are 100% Real

Indiana Jones in Raiders Of The Lost ArkOften, movies get depictions of jobs completely, embarrassingly wrong (looking at you, successful one-article-a-week columnist Rebecca Bloomwood from Confessions Of A Shopaholic). And that’s before we even get started on the medical, historical, and technological mistakes films routinely make for the sake of a great scene.But a post shared to Reddit’s r/movies proves that not every apparent exaggeration is as inaccurate as it seems. Writing to the forum, site user u/diapersareforgods asked: “Are there any moments in movies that people often call out as ‘Hollywood exaggeration’ or ‘totally unrealistic,’ but you’ve lived through something just like it?” Here are some of the most-upvoted responses: 1) “I saw someone on Twitter [now X] griping about how, in movies, support groups will just let the main character monologue at length about their issues without interruption, even when they’re surly or antagonistic.” “That’s 100% how it works, or at least it was when I went to support groups (mainly bereavement ones when my mother died). Unless you’re going on way too long or attacking other group members, you get to let out all your feelings without interruption, even the ugly/angry ones. Everyone gets a turn to do it.”Credit:u/blueeyesredlipstick2) “The alcohol withdrawal scene in The Last Samurai.” “I used to think it was dumb as hell, but then I practised medicine and was confronted with its absolute accuracy.” Credit:DrBearcut3) “Everyone made fun of the woman in Prometheus running directly away from the ship instead of running perpendicular to it, but then there was that clip of people fleeing from a collapsing wind turbine, and they ran directly away from it.”“Way thinner, maybe longer. People just can’t think critically in panic mode; keeping a cool head can be like a superpower.”Credit: u/MercenaryBard4) “Archaeologist here. Holy shit you would not believe some of the dangers that befall us in the field.” “I have personally dealt with rattlesnakes, mountain lions, wild horses, wildfires, landslides, and unexploded ordnances. I know a group of field techs who were surveying in the Phoenix area when they stumbled across a Breaking Bad-style backcountry meth lab.“And archaeological sites are routinely robbed of both artefacts and equipment, sometimes by people using hand grenades and rocket launchers.”Credit: u/CryptoCentricRaiders Of The Lost Ark5) “I woke up once in the middle of the night to a clanging sound I thought was coming from inside my apartment. I ran out of my bedroom, and no one was there, but something was going on outside.”“I went outside, and the fire department was there. They had a ladder up against the building next to a spot where there was a large tree close by.“A cat scrambled down the tree just then, and I heard one of the firefighters say, ‘She’s down now,’ or something similar.“The fire department really does come to get a cat out of a tree!” Credit:u/Sowf_Paw6) “I was watching a movie with my husband where the character wakes up in a hospital and immediately starts pulling all their IV and wires and stuff out. I was like, ‘ugh I hate when they do that in movies!’” “My husband quickly said, ‘You can’t help it. You wake up so disoriented, you don’t even think about it. You just want the stuff out of you.’“I guess I temporarily forgot about the awful accident he was in years before I met him. Felt kinda dumb. It makes sense now that I think of it, though.” Credit:Technical_Sock_857) “Time slowing down when you are in a car accident.” “I remember watching pieces of broken glass float slowly past. It actually was like a movie.”Credit: u/ChibiHedorah8) “A tonne of lawyers say My Cousin Vinny is actually spot-on when it comes to courtroom procedure and trial strategy.”“It’s as realistic as it gets.” Credit: u/artpayneMy Cousin Vinny9) “Getting freaky in a car will result in steamy windows.”“Always thought it was cliché until it happened to me.”Credit: u/jgacksDo you have anything to add? Let us know! Related...11 Classic Movies People Think Aged Like Fine Wine9 Movies People Thought Would Suck, But Were Actually Amazing7 Kids' Movies Adults Think Deserve Five Stars

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